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China Demonstrates 25+ Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Posted by timothy on from the we-can-seeeeee-you dept.

overThruster writes "The Wall Street Journal and Defense News report that China had more than 25 different unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on display at the Zhuhai Airshow. In addition to a jet powered UAV that is potentially faster than US made drones such as the Predator and Reaper, the Chinese have developed an unmanned 'thopter' for surveillance. 'ASN showed off 10 different UAVs, including the new ASN-211 Flapping Wing Aircraft System, which simulates a bird in flight. The prototype on display has a take-off weight of only 220 grams with a maximum speed of six-to-10 meters a second and an altitude ranging from 20-200 meters. A spokesperson said the micro-UAV would mainly be used for low-altitude reconnaissance for troops in the field.'"

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  1. How much is stolen? by MrQuacker · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And how much of this tech is stolen from the USA and other nations?

    1. Re:How much is stolen? by sponga · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      What the hell are you jibbing about and what does that have to do with the UAV?

      As far as I know we haven't outsourced our UAV development, so back to the topic of the article about UAV's and lets try to compare what they have copied.

      One of them looks like a Tomahawk cruise missile, another lone looks totally impractical with the giant flapping wings and some other artist drawings of things like sea based ones.